Bonus episode! In this #AlltheHorror bonus content, you’ll hear the sixth installment of the Patreon exclusive series Simply Stories! Today, the story of a thief who has some inside information on a huge score, but the place has to be hit at night. But what kind of danger is the thief walking into? Find out in “The House of Silence,” by Edith Nesbit!

Today, Henry James brings us the story of two sisters in colonial New England who both wish to marry the same man. What becomes of the sister who isn’t chosen? That’s just the beginning of the story – find out what happens in “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes!”

The local preacher, Mr. Hooper, refuses to show his face to his congregation, choosing instead to wear a black veil. What are his reasons? Will he show his face to anyone? Listen to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic short story and hear about “The Minister’s Black Veil!”

What horrors lurk within the walls of the red room? Find out in this episode, featuring H.G. Wells’s classic ghost story!

This week: Stories of Yore and Yours returns from hiatus with two stories! First you’ll hear about a very unique hunting trip, and then you’ll hear a story about the dark side of the theater from a familiar name. Don’t miss “The Hunters” by Caroline Roberts and “A Star Trap” by Bram Stoker!

On today's show I’ll be giving you all the latest updates on my upcoming appearance for the fourth annual Livestream for the Cure, and in preparation for that live show, I’m bringing you Guy de Maupassant’s story of a murderer whose deeds were discovered too late. But it’s not like any regular story, my friends. This one comes to you with no safety net. No do-overs, no punch-ins. Get ready with a live-to-tape stream, and then join me on May 30th at 10:00pm Eastern time on Livestream for the...

This week get a big update on free Patreon content, this year’s Livestream for the Cure, and how your reviews can help the fight against Covid-19! Oh…and there’s new content plus a classic Edgar Allan Poe episode!

This week, catch up on what's been going on and what's coming, and hear a new segment from the Searchlight Recipe Book, first published in 1931!

Today on a special encore presentation of Stories of Yore and Yours, get an update on what's going on behind the scenes with this pesky hiatus, along with an encore presentation of one of my favorite stories, "Asleep in Armageddon!"

What? A Christmas episode posting in early January? Well, yeah. I messed up. I’ll tell you about it here and then I’ll bring you a story from the annals of Santa Claus lore. You won’t want to miss that! And yeah, you’ll hear about how I’m taking a short break, but the tease at the end of the show still stands for when I get back. I hope you all had a very happy holiday season, and stay tuned for what’s coming in 2020!

Ambrose Bierce was an incredible wordsmith, and his most well-known story is a shining example of his use of language to take a reader on a journey. Sit down, relax, be brought to the edge of your seat, and enjoy this presentation of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge!”

This week we’ll hear two stories from our good friend O. Henry in a Thanksgiving-themed episode! “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” is obviously right in the Thanksgiving wheelhouse, and  “The Last Leaf” fits right in with the theme as well. But don’t take my word for it – listen now!

This week, hear the pioneer of hard-boiled detective fiction with one of his first published short stories! It’s a story of a kidnapping that may have more going on under the surface than it seems…don’t miss “Crooked Souls!”

This week on the final show of October, hear a tale that is based on horrifying true events! Supply and demand drive the economy, but what happens when the demand for dead bodies is high, and the supply is limited? Find out this week!

Today on Stories of Yore and Yours, hear two original tales, including the origin of a certain carved gourd, from a couple of familiar names! On top of that, we’ve got what might be the most interesting backstory for any author we’ve covered yet, along with a ghost story that he penned while living in Japan!

You may already be familiar with The King in Yellow without even realizing it – the collection of short stories published over 130 years ago remains an influential work in modern pop culture. Today, hear the first story in the collection, “The Repairer of Reputations,” and discover Carcosa for yourself…

HP Lovecraft was unwittingly one of the fathers of a whole subgenre of horror stories – this one doesn’t fit directly in with his most well-known mythology, but it’s a disturbing tale in its own right. Don’t miss “The Thing on the Doorstep!”

Welcome to Season Three of Stories of Yore and Yours! This week, as we’ve done for the first two season premieres, we’ll hear from Edgar Allan Poe with his classic story, “The Fall of the House of Usher!”

Season 3 is on the way, but for now, enjoy this quick story by Ambrose Bierce along with what’s been going on since you last heard from the show!

On this special bonus episode, visit the infamous Bly Manor in the first installment of the patron-only series, “The Turn of the Screw,” by Henry James!

This week on the season finale of Stories of Yore and Yours, join Shawn in looking back on the past season and the show’s run thus far, plus a look at what’s coming up, and of course you won’t want to miss Frank R. Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger?” and “The Discourager of Hesitancy”! Did you miss the Livestream for the Cure segment featuring SYY? Go to bit.ly/livesyy at the 11:50:00 mark, and you can still see it! And don’t forget to donate to the cause at livestreamforthecure.co

This week, don’t miss the last season two installment of original stories submitted by listeners! Today we’ve got two tales that on the surface seem like love stories, but are they really? Listen to find out!

You might look at the title and think, “What?” Then you see that Jack London wrote it and you think, “Maybe he’s feeding steak to a dog of some sort?” Then I tell you it’s a boxing story, and you might say, “Those are a thing?” Well, they are a thing. But wait! It’s not just some story of a big boxing match. It’s actually not that at all. It’s much more than that. Give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Remember “The Cat that Walked By Himself” back in the eighth episode of Season One? Well Rudyard Kipling is back with more Just So Stories! Listen and hear, O Best Beloved, as I relate to you the origins of the camel’s hump, the rhino’s skin, the whale’s throat, and the elephant’s trunk in this week’s episode!   PATREON PROMOTION: Sign up to be a patron of Stories of Yore and Yours at http://bit.ly/supportsyy between now and May 29th, and you’ll receive all the merchandise the show...

This week join Shawn in exploring three short stories that delve into the supernatural in very different ways, featuring two original works by K.S. Anglesey and “The Signal Man” by Charles Dickens!